For many organizations, a big part of Dev Ops appeal is software automation using infrastructure-as-code techniques. This book presents developers, architects, and infra-ops engineers with a more practical option. Youll learn how a container-centric approach from Open Shift, Red Hats cloud-based Paa S, can help your team deliver quality software through a self-service view of IT infrastructure.Three Open Shift experts at Red Hat explain how to configure Docker application containers and the Kubernetes cluster manager with Open Shifts developer- and operational-centric tools. Discover how this infrastructure-agnostic container management platform can help companies navigate the murky area where infrastructure-as-code ends and application automation begins.Get an application-centric view of automationand understand why its important Learn patterns and practical examples for managing continuous deployments such as rolling, A/B, blue-green, and canary Implement continuous integration pipelines with Open Shifts Jenkins capability Explore mechanisms for separating and managing configuration from static runtime software Learn how to use and customize Open Shifts source-to-image capability Delve into management and operational considerations when working with Open Shift-based application workloads Install a self-contained local version of the Open Shift environment on your computer